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Musarrat Alam remanded for seven days; Shutter-down strike in Occupied Kashmir today

Musarrat Alam remanded for seven days; Shutter-down strike in Occupied Kashmir today
April 18, 2015
SRINAGAR (92 News) – A court in Occupied Kashmir has ordered seven day police remand for Kashmiri rights advocate Masarat Alam who was arrested on Friday over raising pro-Pakistan slogans and waving Pakistani flags at a rally on Wednesday. "This is not something new for us," the Kashmiri freedom advocate had said on the news that he would be arrested. Meanwhile, the people of Kashmir will observe a shutter-down strike in the region over the arrest of Hurriyat leaders and killing of a teenager who was killed by Indian Army firing last week.